Remembering Sachin Kaitharam!
Today I woke up to hear about a terrible Car accident which resulted in the tragic death of my friend & upcoming music director and talented Flute Player Sachin Kaitharam. He was travelling from Trivandrum to Ernakulam after a program of Jassie Gift. Jassie's manager was driving the Scorpio and they picked up Sachin from a bus stop where he was waiting for the bus! The driver escaped but both Sachin & his friend who were at the back did not escape cruel fate!
This has shaken me completely, as I still remember him calling me many times over the phone and asking me"Pradeepetta, I did a song for a serial...please listen to it".
I am just back after bidding him farewell from where his body was kept for public view in the MACTA office at Ernakulam.. He was just 34 and was married just a few months back....What a fate!
I offer my tributes to him by this song for which he played flute . The song was recorded by the "Art Of Living Foundation" for Guruji's Kerala Visit and was written & set to music by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.
57) Darsanam Sudarsanam- Lyrics & Music by Kaithapram
posted by Pradip Somasundaran at 11:43 PM
25 Comments:
Hmm..the flute play is just spell binding..Mohanam oozing through an artist of high caliber as I can see. Being a novice composer who favors flute in most of my compositions, I really feel bad that such a terrible end should come upon such a good artist. My sincere heartfelt condolences to the demise of your artis-friend.
When a friend dies, it is a personal void. When an artist dies, it is a void as big as a meteoric hit in the field of art.. May his soul which is entrapped in his works, rest in peace.
this is sad news...hmm my deep condolences to the family and fans...may his soul rest in peace...
Very sad to hear the tragic end of Mr.Sachin. God is cruel I feel. 34 years is not the age to die.
The song is awesome. The ending where there is a lot of flute..brought tears.
God bless his soul!
Hi Pradeep, What a shock.. I just connected with you and your music yesterday. I was already feeling part of your musical journey.
- Surendra
Hi Pradip,
Had seen the news on the telly. Hauntingly melodious rendition by Sachin Kaitharam. One more soul needlessly lost on the highways!
May his soul rest in peace!
Thank you for this musical tribute to a fine artist.
madhavan kutty
Dear Pradip,
Very Tragic indeed. May his soul rest in peace.
34 years and married recently.
Hmm..sometimes when we see/hear things like
This ...atleast I wonder....Where is God ?
The song is awesome ! Loved it. Though I don't
Know Malayalam, the song is in repeat mode at work today.
The Art of Living foundation, I heard is doing good here
In the California Bay area. I haven't been to any lectures
So far though.
BTW - What was that song for which Sachin called you ( The serial song)
Can we listen?
Thank you
Regards
Sorry to hear what happened to ur friend...evn though did not know who he was brought tears to my eyes when read ur line"praadeepetta, I did a song for a serial..please listen to it"..sad..my prayers with his family.
Swati.
Dear Pradip,
I am so sorry to hear abt this tracgic news. Please accept my sincere condolences..May God be with his family and friends during these dificult days.
Take care,
Vidyu
It is so sad. To think about his family and all. God bless them.
PS: I couldn't find the song no:57 in the list.
I would like to thank each and every one of you, who have shared my grief...I pray that sachin finds peace where ever he is!
Jo, please refresh the cache of your browser. It's displaying the play list from old cache...
Thank you Pradip for sharing the info and posting the song. I heard about his death last night from some of my friends here in NY. May his soul rest in peace.
Thahseen
Pradip ji ..
Extremely sorry to hear the sudden demise of your friend .
Life is very unpredictable and cruel too at times.
Can't think about his dear and near ones' situation. What can be done , other than remembering them in our prayers .
Heartfelt condolences to his dear ones.
Dear Pradeep I don know u personally but very much otherwise......but there was one guy who was very close to me, that was my sachin chettan.......Kerala film industry has lost one of it's future superhero....he was really awesome. not only was he an unbeleivable artist with the flute......He used to sing very well and also had a great sense of music. He even wrote and composed a song for me on my request which i sang for a light music competition.i will try to send it to the site.......it is just out of the world. i met him last in his wedding. Still am not willing to accept his demise......would like to beleive he is still with us in his music.
Pradip - My hearfelt condolence on the demise of your friend and fellow musician. May his soul rest in peace. My heart goes out to his family and friends and let God give them the strength to cope with this tragedy.
Very nice of you to host his song as a tribute.
Just day before yesterday... I was enjoying your song on your blogswara totally being unmindful that you had just returned after seeing your artist friend who died in terrible Car Crash.
This is just making me think how susceptible and vulnerable life is. I feel sorry for his family and his friends who have taken grief.
A good musician is irreplacable, no matter how many equally good or better musicians crop up.
Wish you, his near & dear ones, and his fans are bestowed with the strength to bear his memories and rejoice the wonderful music he has left behind!
*Peace*
Pls. accept my condolences. I know it's painful to lose a young friend... I lost my cousin who was 26 at the time.
We must trust God all the more at times like these instead of wondering where He is or proclaiming Him cruel. His ways are not our ways... perhaps your friend was just too close to God's heart for him to be separated anymore.
Whatever the thing, you be strong. May God be with you & with his family.
Hi Pradip,
Sorry to hear the sad news about your friend. I hope his wife and family will get all the strength to face the difficult situation. Each day in life is important as we don't know what happens tomorrow.
Smitha
..sorry to hear this, Godbless him and his family.
-kathy-
i cant write any thing....fingers are shivering.....how can i ..?....he is one of my intimate ....we did somany works together since 15 years....a wonderful artist and a good personality......we are planing to do some shows to collect some thing for his family.....
So sorry to hear about his passing !
First a good friend of yours and then Jo's whats our world comin to !
Pls accept my sympathies. Its never easy to keep an acrid flavor down. Time heals !
May his soul rest in Peace !
its not correct that those guys picked sachin from the bus stop,dont utter nonsense pradeep,wen u say something find out wats behind that and wats true,mind ur words
Reji,
I wrote this on the very day after I saw his body at Ernakulam! So I wrote this based on the information that I got from some of his friends there. Also I was more concerned about the loss of a good artist than search for such finer aspects like where he was picked up! Even the press reporters gave different stories! So who am I? I was not in a reporter's frame of mind when I wrote that! Also words like nonsense should not be used...mind your words. We have lost a great artist and that's all that counts for me!
first upall my belated hearty condolence....i saw this wonderman only once in my life that was in a channel,while he was interviewed by someone.He played a song by flute in different sounds and i hadnt seen such a wonderful perfomence recently...i liked him much after that show...even now that sound of god is waving in my ears...honestly a great loss.....
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